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One of the greatest strengths of the DRAGONLANCE saga is its cast of well-developedcharacters. Ansalon contains many unique heroes, each with his or her own goals andmotivations, hopes and fears. In addition to well-detailed heroes, Ansalon has a huge andvaried cast of allies and villains who help shape the world and its conflicts.

- Tales of the Lance

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Alhana StarbreezeRace : Elf Gender : Female Class : Fighter 7th Level Alignment : Lawful GoodStr 9; Dex 13; Con 10; Int 16; Wis 15; Cha 15 Ac 2 (plate +3, shield +1) THAC0 14 hp 32Residence: Silvanesti Ht 5'4"; Wt 107 lb; Mv 12"Preferred Weapon: Long sword +3, short bow +2Special Abilities: Infravision, 90% resist sleep/charm

Alhana is the daughter of Lorac Caladon, the Speaker of the Stars in Silvanesti, and is theSilvanesti princess. Alhana Starbreeze met the companions in Tarsis and helped them to restorepeace to her elven kingdom during the War of the Lance, and she took an exceptional liking to SturmBrightblade - she gave him the magical Starjewel, a sign of everlasting love between two people.Alahana’s starjewel rests on Sturm’s breast in his tomb. Several years after the War of the Lanceended, she married Porthios of the Qualinesti in an effort to unite the two elven kingdoms. Alhana andPorthios, along with Tanis and Laurana's son Gilthas, became involved in a large political scandal inQualinesti against their will. Alhana and Porthios were exiled from the elven kingdom, but she doeswhat she can to help her people fight against the green dragon Beryl.

She was once considered the most beautiful of all elves, but a few years before theChaos War fell into disgrace with her husband Porthios as a dark elf, the victim of plot hatched byconservative elven senator and general. After the Chaos War and the great magical shield havingbeen erected over her homeland of Silvanesti, she continued the good fight by trying to break through.

Astinus of PalanthusRace : Human Gender : Male Alignment : NeutralStr 12; Dex 17; Con 15; Int 21; Wis 19; Cha 17AC 10; THAC0 2; hp 980Residence: PalanthusHt 5'7"; Wt 155 lb; Mv 12"Preferred Weapon: None carriedSpecial Abilities: Has knowledge of most things present and past.Special Items: The Iconochronos, the great book of Astinus

Astinus appeared in Krynn during the Age of Dreams, apparently sent by the gods torecord the ongoing history of the world. He is ageless and deathless, and his cold, uncaring moodleads many to misinterpret his actions - Astinus never reveals information that may affect the future,for better or for worse. He sees all that happens on Krynn, knows all. Some speculate that Astinus isthe avatar of Gilean, the god of neutrality. This may indeed be true, for Astinus vanished along with hishistorical scrolls on the same night that the gods left Krynn.

Who is the mysterious scholar Astinus of Palanthus? An uninformed rumour claims eventhat Astinus is one of the gods (maybe Zivilyn, god of all wisdom or Gilean, god of all knowledge.)

Here’s the tale: Gilean had a daughter and two sons. The daughter being Lunitari and thetwo sons being Astinus and Sebastius. Both are immortal and both chronicle krynn. Astinus chroniclesit through books...and has a similar appearence and personality as his father...as where Sebastiuschronicles it through travelling shows.

Lord Ariakan

Race : Human Class : Gender : Male Alignment : Chaotic Evil

Son of Ariakas and the goddess Zeboim, Ariakan was the founder of the Knights ofTakhisis. He was imprisoned by the Knights of Solamnia after his father's death during the War of theLance, and went to great lengths to learn all he could about the knighthood during his incarcaration.After his release, he received a vision from the Dark Queen, which inspired him to form his order ofdark paladins. Ariakan was slain by the minions of Chaos during a battle at the High Clerist's Tower atthe brink of the Battle of the Rift.

Arikara( Sun Feather )

Race : Kyrie Gender : Male Alignment : Neutral Good

His feather hair is silver white and streams down to his chest. Many year of exposure tothe sun and elements darkened and lined his face. In spite of his apparent age, muscles ripple acrosshis chest and in sinewy legs.

He is the leader of kyries, the people who inhabit the skies. He has two sons. Hisfirstborn, Morning Sky, was being held prisoner in Atossa. They knew how the minotaurs were treatingMorning Sky, they knew that he had been tortured to the point of death. They had little hope of everseeing him free, among them, again. And he died.

Emperor Ariakus( Highlord of the Red Dragonarmy )

Race : Human Gender : Male Class : Priest 23rd/fighter 10th Level Alignment :Str 15; Dex 12; Con 11; Int 13; Wis 18; Cha 15AC -1 (plate mail +4); THAC0 7; hp 88Residence: SanctionHt 5'11"; Wt 197 Ib; Mv 12"Preferred Weapon: Mace +3

Ariakus, calling himself the Emperor of Ansalon, was one of the most powerful humans tohave ever lived. He was a greedy, ambitious, arrogant man. This may have helped in his deathbecause he believed that he could not be harmed and never expected a sword from Tanis, with thehelp of Raistlin, to pierce his evil heart.

At a young age, his father, a high-ranking cleric of Takisis, killed his mother. AlthoughAriakus feined respect to his father for many years after, he secretly vowed to avenge her by killing hisfather. At an opportune time, he killed his father and took revenge. He later became interested insorcery, but found that his heart was truly drawn to war. Takisis, in finding that Ariakus's father hadbeen killed by Ariakus himself, did not take revenge but noticed that she had gained an even morevaluable servant. She soon chose Ariakas as her most trusted mortal servant.

Ariakus was the leader of the Red Wing during the War of the Lance. He was the brainbehind the Dragonarmy's strategies, and was considered the leader of the whole campaign andfittingly called himself The Emperor of Ansalon.

Bakaris( Blue Dragon Lieutenant )

Race : Human Gender : Male Class : Fighter 11th Level Alignment : Chaotic EvilStr 16; Dex 12; Con 15; Int 10; Wis 14; Cha 13AC 1 (plate mail +2); THAC0 10 (+1 dmg); hp 58Residence: EstwildeHt 6'; Wt 187 lb; Mv 12Preferred Weapon: Two-handed sword +2 life-stealer, poison daggers

Bakaris was the quick tempered lieutenant of the Blue Dragonarmy during the War of theLance, and Kitiara's right-hand man. He held more respect for her than for the rest of the dragonarmy,and saw her as his ticket to power. Bakaris was Kitiara’s second in-command. He was an oftenunstable man who fought like a berserker in battle and was quick to anger, reacting violently to mostlyany situation he considered unfavorable. Bakaris was also notorious for his "love" of women, eversince he killed the son of a nobleman in a fight over a woman. His cocky and lustful nature led to hisdeath when he assaulted Laurana during the War of the Lance.

Bakaris was killed by Tasslehoff's dagger (of use only against vicious rabbits).

Berem Everman

Race : Human Gender : Male Class : Ranger 6th Level Alignment : NeutralStr 13; Dex 12; Con 14; Int 15; Wis 14; Cha 13AC 10; THAC0 15; hp 44Residence: ManyHt 5'9"; Wt 160 lb; Mv 12"Preferred Weapon: Short sword, daggerSpecial Abilities: Regenerates 1 hp/round; immune to fire, acid, poison, magic, disease, drowning,and petrification; every wound will eventually heal.

Berem was a poor ranger in his younger days, and he spent a lot of time hunting in the woodswith his sister Jasla. One day, they found a broken altar decorated with valuable gems. Berem,thinking to end his family's poverty, tried to pry a large green gem loose from the altar. When his sistertried to stop him, he shoved her aside, causing her to bang her head on a rock, killing her. Berem,horrified at what he'd done, took the gem and ran.

The gem imbedded itself in his stomach. He was never able to remove it. Berem is known tomany as the “Green Gemstone Man”. The gem was from the Foundation Stone of Istar’s Temple, andthe gem was cruical to which side would win in the War of the Lance. The evil forces needed it to lettheir Queen of Darkness re-enter Krynn, while the good forces needed it to bar the queen from Krynnforever.

Because of the gem, Berem was immortal (to an extent) - no matter how many times he died,he would come back to life. Berem lived with constant fear that someone would discover his crimes.

Unknown to him, the altar from which he pried the gem was actually part of the cursed temple ofNeraka - The Dark Queen's gateway into Krynn. Rendered incomplete by Berem's theft, Takhisis wasunable to enter the world. She sought Berem to make him pay for his crimes, but he was eventuallyfound by the Heroes of the Lance during the War of the Lance, and he was reunited with his sister,whose spirit had been trapped in the altar ever since the day she died. In reuniting Berem and Jasla,the temple of Neraka and the altar was destroyed, forever blocking the Dark Queen's entrance intoKrynn.

Bupu( High Priestess, Bulp Aghar )

Race : Gully Dwarf Gender : Female Class : Shaman 1st Level Alignment : Neutral GoodStr 15; Dex 16; Con 15; Int 8; Wis 10; Cha 9(15)AC 8; THAC0 20; hp 7Residence: Xak TsarothHt 3'4"; Wt 42 lb; Mv 6"Preferred Weapon: DaggerSpecial Abilities: Grovelling

The Heroes of the Lance met Bupu during their expedition to Pax Tharkas whilesearching for the Disks of Mishakal. She promptly fell in love with Raistlin, who casted a charm spellon the gully dwarf tribe to gain their assistance. She helped the heroes to locate and defeat the blackdragon Khisanth, which led to the recovery of the Disks of Mishakal. She was also able to help hernewfound friend Raistlin; she gave him a spellbook she had found in the dragon's treasure horde,which turned out to be a spellbook of the evil mage Fistandantilus. The gift of the spellbook helped toset off a chain of events which would lead to Raistlin's eventual triumph - and undoing.

She later helped Raistlin's brother Caramon and the kender Tasslehoff to redeem thedoomed archmage during a meeting at the Tower of High Sorcery. Bupu married the Highbulp, theking of the gully dwarves, after the Blue Lady's War ended.

Caramon MajereRace : Human Gender : Male Class : Fighter 12th Level Alignment : Lawful GoodStr 18 (63); Dex 11; Con 17; Int 12; Wis 11; Cha 15Residence : Solace – Inn of the Last HomePreferred Weapon : Bastard Sword

Caramon Majere was born in AC 335 in Solace. He was minutes older than his twinbrother, Raistlin. From birth, he was the stronger and healthier of the two. His father, Gilon Majere,was a wood cutter by trade and worked long and hard to support his family. His mother, Rosamun,suffered from panic attacks and hallucinations following the disappearance of her first husband,Gregor Uth Matar. She rarely was able to get out of bed, which left it up to Kitiara, his half-sister, totake care of the twins.

Caramon was always good hearted and spirited, although a bit naive. He was the spittingimage of his father: massive & well-muscled. Ever since he was a boy, he'd always been gifted atswordfighting. He looked up to Kitiara for her sword skill and often sparred with her as a child.

Because of Raistlin's poor health and his connection to him as his twin, Caramon always looked afterRaistlin and stood up for him when he was bullied. After Raistlin's test at the Tower of High Sorcery,Caramon became even more protective and mothering to Raistlin.

After Rosamun and Gilon died, Flint Fireforge looked after the twins and introduced themto Tanis. He and Raistlin befriended Sturm, Tanis and eventually Tasslehoff in Solace as well.Caramon and Raistlin went on many adventures as young men. Using Caramon's brute strength andsword-arm and Raistlin's skill in magic, they were a force to be reckoned with.

Caramon and Tika Waylan, old friends from childhood, fell in love after their reunion yearslater and time together during the War of the Lance. They were married during the war and later had 5children. Three boys: Tanin, Sturm, and Palin, and 2 girls. Caramon and Tika took over proprietorshipof the Inn of the last Home when Otik retired.

During the War of the Lance, Caramon proved himself a valiant hero. His deeds werespoken of on all corners of Krynn. After the war, his brother left him and turned to the black robes.Caramon wasn't the same since. He had let himself become a slobbering drunk and was no longer themuscle-bound hero he used to be.

When his brother went back in time to try to become a god, Caramon was obligated tofollow him back to Istar before the Cataclysm (along with Tasslehoff and Crysania) to stop him. Hewas captured by Istarian guards and wrongly accused of murder. As punishment, he was sent to thearena.There, he was forced to get back into shape to fight. He eventually escaped and followed Raistlin, whohad assumed the identity of Fistandantilus, into the future (just after the Cataclysm). In this timeperiod, he became a great leader in the Dwarfgate Wars.

He then traveled far into the future where Raistlin had become a god and wiped everyliving thing from the face of Krynn. Upon seeing the grim future of Krynn, he traveled back to presentday and confronted Raistlin. He showed Raist what the future would bring and that evil can not create,it can only destroy. Raistlin, who had ventured into the Abyss to face Takhisis, realized the futility ofhis plan and sacrificed his life to keep Takhisis from re-entering Krynn through "The Portal".

Caramon's sons went on to become part of the next generation of heroes on Krynn.

Chen’tal Pyrnee( Oracle )

Race: Ogress Gender : Female Class: Wizard Alignment : Chaotic Evil

Chen'tal Pyrnee was an incredibly ugly ogress.It would have been impossible to guessher age or weight. Swaddled in loose clothing and numerous scarves of various, mismatched, fadedcolors, she was as bulky as bear.

Her face was mottled with warts and bump. Her nose and chin sprouted long, curlinghairs.Her mouth showed missing and blackened teeth.Stringy, corn-colored hair fell beneath a plaitedcap.The hideous effect was topped off by the hooded eye, which looked to be the result of accident ordisease. The nauseous odor emanated more from her than from the contents of the mist-shroudedcaldron.

She lives in a cave which is half a day walk away from Solace.She had the key to a portalthat could transport the companions to Ogrebond at the egde of the Blood Sea. She gived the key (Amulet of Darkness ) to Raistlin. In exchange, they gave a magical bottle.

Crysania( Revered Daughter of Paladine )

Race: Human Gender : Female Class : Priestess 14th LevelStr 10; Dex 11; Con 16; Int 13; Wis 12; Cha 16AC 2 (plate mail, shield); THAC0 12; hp 63Residence: PalanthusHt 5'6"; Wt 122 lb; Mv 12"Preferred Weapon: Footman's flail

Crysania is a kind and devoted cleric, sworn to help those in need. She was given achallenge by Paladine to save the archmage Raistlin from dooming himself to a life of eternal torment.Instead, she ended up falling in love with him and inadvertently helping him to achieve his goal ofdefeating the Queen of Darkness. She entered the Abyss alongside Raistlin, and nearly lost her life.She was rescued by Caramon and brought back to Krynn, but she was forever blinded by herignorance. Only then did she see Raistlin for the cruel and evil person he truly was. Crysania currentlyresides on the island of Gunthar, using her mystical powers to help the knights combat evil.

Dougan RedhammerRace : Dwarven Gender : Male Class : Fighter 11th Level Alignment : NeutralStr 18(00); Dex 17; Con 18; Int 18; Wis 9; Cha 16AC 0 (chain +2, shield +2); THAC0 10 (+3/+6); hp 81Residence: WandersHt 4'10"; Wt 157 lb; Mv 6"Preferred Weapon: Warhammer, battle axeSpecial Abilities: Infravision 60', +5 save vs. poison and magic

Dougan Redhammer is an avatar of the neutral god Reorx. He is an excellent and richlydecorated thief who frequents Palanthas quite often. He is a loud and cheery fellow who enjoysdrinking and gambling (though he has unusually bad luck at gambling). His bad luck ususally makeslife difficult at first - but rewarding in the end - for those who accompany him on his adventures. Suchan adventure was undertaken by Palin, Sturm, and Tanin Majere when Dougan coerced them intoaccompanying him on a quest to seek the lost Graygem relic.

He also served briefly as Usha's guide when she arrived in Palanthas for the first time. Inthe Chaos War, he aided Usha Majere in the great city and once again in defeating Chaos himself bygiving her the broken halves of the graygem to catch a drop of blood from the God of All and Nothing.Dougan withdrew from Krynn along with the world's other divine beings at the end of the Summer ofChaos.

Draaddis VulterRace : Human Gender : Male Class : Wizard – Black Robe Order Alignment : Lawful EvilResidence : Ruins of Pey

The Cataclysm came and went, and Draaddis Vulter, the most powerful of his order, hid insecret and trod the passages of an old dungeon and used the torture chamber for his laboratory.

His laboratory in Ruins of Pey : Shelves lined the walls and ancient books in their black bindingswere strewn about carelessly on the work tables, as if pulled from the shelves, searched, and throwndown in anger and frustration.

Across the vaulted the chamber other shelves held the results of vile experiments, grisly parts of whathad once being, denied a natural death. In one, an animal heart continued a slow, even beat. Inanother a scaled and clawed hand, severed at the wrist, grasped at the air cracks held workingmixtures, their surfaces in slow and constant movement as bubbles broke the viscous surfaces andslowly popped, releasing noxious gases.

His god, Takhisis, was his greatest joy and greatest terror. For years he had been payinga price for having taken her gifts and misusing them.

Ambition had been his trap. In his youth he worked and studied until he became proficientenough to take his Test in the Tower of High Sorcery. His examination had been easier than he’dexpected. His joy was short lived; he was sneeringly told he had nothing to brag about. All the othersneeded minor wizards and the leadership of the order. For them the Test was not as strenuous.

His triumph had turned to dust. He chafed as he served Grenoten, one of the masterwizards in the High Tower. Draaddis was a wizard and he refused to be held back, limited to spell thatwere good for nothing more than housekeeping chores. He studied, but he found he lacked thememory for the greater spells. He had to face the scorn of Grenoten as well as his owndisappointment. Draaddis his servitude and his thwarted ambition for two years before he turned toTakhisis.

He begged to be given the memory and the talent to grow beyond his natural gifts, andpromised in return to serve the Dark Queen faithfully. Possessing a good mind and a quick tongue, hisarguments and promises were convincing and she gave him the gifts he requested. The next day hefound himself able to need and memorize spells with a speed and precision he had not dreamedbefore.

For a year he made no show of his new talents. He continued to serve Grenoten, to studydiligently, and to put up with the master wizard's sneers. Knowing he was learning faster every dayrobbed the scorn of its power to sting. Draaddis had a plan of his own and when he was ready, he putit into action.

Using a polymorph spell, he reduced three of the master wizard's minions, and thenGrenoten himself, to two inches height. When he finished torturing them, he crushed them with hisheel.

His revenge had been sweet, but he had not reckoned on the anger of his goddess.Grenoten and the more learned of his minions had been studying and searching for a portal that wouldallow the Dark Queen to return to the world of Ansalon. In her rage she had subjected Draaddis to twoyears of torture before she put him to work finishing Grenoten's work.

She had even increased his talents, but instead of the glory he craved, he had lived in theruins of Pey for thirty years, struggling to find a way for his mistress to return to Krynn.

Only when he was studying was he free of her torture. He could walk the undergroundpassages of his quarters unimpeded as long as he was traveling in the direction of the laboratory.When hunger and fatigue drove him to leave his work, vile arms and tentacles reached out of thewalls, clutching at him, tearing his flesh.

The arms and the rending of flesh was an illusion, but his mind added pain to the torturesof his queen. She had promised his suffering would end when she returned to Ansalon. She could notwait to access to the stones ( Gate Stones ) any more than Draaddis.

Eben ShatterstoneRace : Human Gender : Male Class : Fighter

Eben was a brash, arrogant fighter who considered himself quite the ladies' man. He wasborn into wealth, but his parents eventually went bankrupt due to taxation and bad management. Ebenreceived an excellent education and turned out to be a fine young man, but his pride was his biggestflaw. He joined the companions on their assault on Pax Tharkas. Eben was sent by Verminaard toinfiltrate the companions and retrieve the blue crystal staff. Eben was killed by the defense mechanismof Pax Tharkas, and was crushed under tons of rocks.

ElistanRace: Human Gender : Male Class : Priest Alignment : Lawful Good

Elistan was originally a Seeker priest who worshipped the false gods. He was theyoungest Highseeker ever. When Verminaard came to Elistan's hometown of Haven and demandedthe services of the Seekers, Elistan refused. He was sent to Pax Tharkas to work as a slave. He wasrescued by the companions during their raid on the fortress. He met Goldmoon and read the Disks ofMishakal, becoming a true cleric of Paladine. Elistan traveled with Laurana and helped rescuing thedragon orb from Ice Wall Castle. He later met Fizban and founded the church of Paladine inPalanthus. He became head of the church, but he grew ill and died years later. Lady Crysaniareplaced him as head of the church.

Elistan brought the faith back to Krynn. His soul was collected personally by Fizban.

Disks of Mishakal : These 160 disks were discovered in the ruins of Xak Tsaroth upondefeating the black dragon Khisanth. Engraved upon both sides of these disks are teachings of theGods of Good. Any person with the proper devout attitude who reads these disks can become a clericof a True God. Today they are kept in the Temple of Paladine in Palanthas and are studied by theClerics there.

Flint FireforgeRace : Neidar Dwarf Gender : Male Class : Fighter 7th Level Alignment : Neutral GoodStr 16; Dex 10; Con 18; Int 7; Wis 12; Cha 13Residence : SolacePreferred Weapon : Battle Axe

Flint Fireforge was born in AC 212 in Hillhome. He's a relative of the reknown RegharFireforge from the time of the Dwarfgate Wars. Not much about Flint's youth is known. Like mostdwarves, he's very stubborn about revealing much about himself. One day, when Tanis was lovesickover Kitiara, Flint revealed that he was arranged to be married to a young lady dwarf named LollyOckenfels. He and Lolly had met privately and talked about their disinterest in this arrangement. Thewedding was called off; however, Flint revealed that after getting to know Lolly, he kind of liked her.That was as much as he'd say.

In early spring, AC 288, Flint was summoned to Qualinesti by the Speaker of the Suns.The Speaker, Solostaran, had heard of Flint's skill at crafts and invited him to stay in Qualinesti to docommissioned work. Like most dwarves, Flint was an excellent craftsman. He crafted weaponry,clothing, jewelry, ornamental pieces, and toys which he sold to locals and at festivals. For a dwarf, orany other race for that matter, to be invited to Qualinesti to live, was truly a unique honor.It was here that Flint befriended Tanis Half-Elven. Tanis was only 30 years old (a teenager by humanstandards) and had no friends other than the dwarf. After many years in Qualinesti, Flint and Tanis leftand settled in Solace.

Solace is a city built almost entirely in the treetops of the great vallenwood trees. Flint,believing a dwarfs place is on solid ground, lived in one of the few houses on land. He rarely venturedup into the treetops unless it was to visit Tanis or the Inn of the Last Home.

Flint met up with Tasslehoff when Tas "found" a magic bracelet that Flint made for aDargonesti princess. He also met Sturm, Caramon, Raistlin, and Kitiara in Solace. Flint looked afterSturm and the twins after their parents died. He never really trusted Kitiara and Raistlin, however.

Flint was allergic to horses (so he claimed) which is why he always rode a mule. Fleetfoot,his brave steed, was a good friend who actually saved Flint's life a few times.

Flint had a terrible phobia of boats. One day, Tasslehoff and Flint arranged a trip toCrystalmir Lake. Flint taught Caramon and Sturm some tracking and hunting skills while Raistlin andTas rummaged for herbs. The next morning, Tas "found" a boat and convinced everyone to take a rideacross the lake. Caramon saw an eel and tried to catch it by hand, but capsized the boat instead. Flintdove in to rescue Caramon, since Caramon couldn't swim. When Flint and Caramon didn't come up,Sturm and Tas dove in for them and rescued them. Since then, Flint refused to get on a boat unlesshe had no choice or was forced.

Flint met his end in Godshome in the Khalist Mountains during the War of the Lance.While running, his old heart failed him. He was a valuable asset to the companions and isremembered as a hero.

Goldmoon( Cleric of Mishakal )

Race : Human Gender : Male Class : Priestess 8th Level Alignment : Lawful GoodStr 12; Dex 14; Con 12; Int 12; Wis 16; Cha 17Residence : Que-ShuPreferred Weapon : The Blue Crystal Staff

Goldmoon was born in AC 331 in Que-Shu. She is the daughter of Arrowthorn, Chieftainof the Que-Shu tribe of plainsmen. The Que-Shu believe that their leaders become gods when theydie, so Goldmoon was not only treated as royalty, but as a godess-to-be. Her mother, Tearsong, diedwhen she was a child. Tearsong was the village priestess, which was passed to Goldmoon after herdeath.

Every 10 years, the village priestess journeys north to "The Hall of the Sleeping Spirits"where the remains of the village's previous leaders are kept. The door to this sacred area is opened bythe light of Lunitari, the red moon, on this night. Here, the priestess speaks with her ancestors, nowgods. When it was Goldmoon's turn to do this, a contest was held to decide who would be her escortsto the mountain hall the following day. The two winners were Hollow-sky, the pompous son of a villageelder, and Riverwind, a poor shephard and grandson to a village heretic. Goldmoon and Hollow-skywere friends when they were young, but grew apart when he got older and arrogant. Goldmoon, atfirst, was repulsed by Riverwind's status and self-assurance, but grew closer to him the night of thecontest, and fell in love with him the next day.

Hollow-sky planned on winning Goldmoon as his bride in order to gain control of the tribe,but Goldmoon did everything she could to put him off. Hollow-sky even tried to sabotage the contestby flawing Riverwind's fighting staff. When the three reached the door of the hall, Hollow-skyattempted to kill Riverwind (and planned later to kill Goldmoon), part of a plot to usurp control of thetribe. When Hollow-sky went to kill Riverwind, Goldmoon blocked his attempt with her crystal dagger.Hollow-sky lost his footing and fell off the cliff to his death.

Once the light of Lunitari opened the door, they entered. Goldmoon went to her motherstomb and fell into a trance and spoke to her mother. Her mother told her of the true gods, and that hertribes belief that their leaders became gods wasn't true. This was shocking at first to her, but a relief atthe same time. Riverwind, his family devout believers in the ancient (and true) gods, was right allalong.

She and Riverwind planned to marry upon their return; however, they knew that her fatherwould protest. Riverwind would have to undergo a "courting quest" in which he would have to provehimself worthy of her. As expected, Arrowthorn did just this. After hearing of the conversation betweenGoldmoon and her mother, he ordered Riverwind to bring back proof of these gods' existance. Thequest was undoubtly meant to be impossible, and the villagers thought Riverwind would most likelydie.

Goldmoon waited over 2 years for her beloved Riverwind to return. When he finally did,he was pale and in a state of shock. He carried with him plain looking staff and claimed it was given tohim by the gods. Arrowthorn, outraged that Riverwind was successful, called him a blasphemer andsentenced him to death by stoning. He was tied up and stoned by the villagers. After the first stoneswere cast, Goldmoon ran to him. When she reached him, she was hit with a stone and the staffflashed bright blue and transported them to a road just north of Solace.

They met Sturm Brightblade on the road. He was heading to Solace to reunite with hisfriends and escorted them to town. This was the beginning of the great adventure she would have withThe Companions.

Goldmoon became the first true cleric of Krynn since the Cataclysm upon finding theDisks of Mishakal at Xak Tsaroth and returning them to Mishakal's altar. She played a valuable roleduring the War of the Lance in bringing the true gods back to Krynn and with them, clerics. After theWar of the Lance, she and Riverwind married and went back to Que-Shu to rebuild their tribe (whichwas destroyed by Verminaard at the start of the war).

Guerrand DiThonRace: Human Gender : Male Class : Wizard – Red Robe Order Alignment : Neutral Good

Guerrand was born in Thornvil, in Northern Ergoth.His father Rejik died when he was nineyears old.Then his brother Cormac becamed the leader of Castle DiThon.Nineteen full yearsGuerrand's senior, Lord Cormac of Castle DiThon had always seemed more a father than a brother toGuerrand.

Their family tree had tangled limbs, which was not unusual, considering that childbirth andrampart disease took many so early in life.Cormac's mother, Rejik's first wife, had died of Baliforianinfluenza at thirty, with young Cormac just eight yearsof age.In the bleak isolation of Northern Ergoth,ten years passed before Rejik defied convention and married Zena, a local lass less than half his ageand just two years older than his son Cormac.

Rejik's second family arrived seven months later with the birth of Guerrand.As soon asphysically possible came a third son, Quinn.And then, at three and fifty, Rejik received the news of the

birth of his first daughter and the death of his second wife in childbirth.Guerrand, Quinn, and Kirah'syoung mother had seen the seasons change only twenty-eight times.Rejik survived two heartbrokenyears without her.

And so it was that cold and distant, critical and demanding Cormac inherited his father'sholdings in the summer of his twenty-eight year.Having married at twenty and already the father oftwo, Cormac was not happy about taking on his father's young second family as well.

Unfortunately, Cormac had not inherited their father's business acumen.Thousands ofhectares had been passed down from generation to generation.Even ten years before, the DiThonlands had stretched beyond where the eye could see, to within less than two leagues of the Berwickfamily's manor house at Hillfort.

It was not a boast Cormac could make.In fact, Rejik's eldest son was the one sputtering injealousy now.Cormac had been forced to sell off parcels of land to pay the debts he claimed could belaid at the feet of both Rejik and the fickle gods.One of those parcels was the land their father had socoveted, the hilly coastlands and fertile grasslands that bordered Hillfort.The purchaser had been themerchant himself, Anton Berwick.

But Cormac had a plan to get that land back.In fact, his usual sour mood had beenconsiderable lighter of late in anticipation of its return.Cormac had arranged a political marriagebetween Berwick's daughter and Quinn DiThon, Guerrand's younger, adventurous brother.Themerchant was desperate for his daughter to marry a title, and Cormac wanted money.Cormac hadnegotiated as dowry the land he'd once sold.That the land would be in Quinn's name, not Cormac's,was a minor detail to the lord.

Hederick the TeocratGender : Male Alignment : Evil

Hederick was the High Theocrat of Abanasinia's Seeker Lands during the years beforeGoldmoon brought faith in the gods back to Ansalon. He ascended through the Seeker hierarchythrough much hard work and ruthlessness. He had no qualms about reporting his colleagues for eventhe most trivial offenses. Hederick truly believed in some twisted way that the world would be a betterplace if everyone would obey the Theocracy. He died in the mines of Pax Tharkas.

Jerume KaldreRace : Death Knight Gender : Male Class : Fighter Alignment : Lawful Evil

He was the leader of a troop of mercenaries. He lost his left arm and then his life.Draaddis Vulter raised from dead and attached the bones of a dead goblin to his left arm.

He did like the rewards that were promised him if he completed the task Vulter and hisgoddess had set for him. Takhisis, the Dark Queen, had personally promised him that he would leadher death knight legions into battle. His task was taking two stones from a pair miserable kenderthieves. An infant fiend from another plane would not be too hard to find, capture, and deliver to thewizard.

The Kingpriest of IstarRace : Human Gender : Male Class : Cleric Alignment : Lawful Good / Lawful Evil

The Kingpriest was the high cleric in the doomed city of Istar long ago, before theCataclysm. He was an unspeakably beautiful man with powers that surpassed all other clerics in theworld. The Kingpriest, however, was a very arrogant person. His arrogance and intolerance of peoplewho he saw as Evil (i.e., people whose thoughts and ideals different from his) led him to issue theEdict of Thought Control, which involved renegade mages (employed by the church) casting randomESP spells on people to read their thoughts. If the person was thinking something that the Kingpriestsaw as Evil, they were killed. In his arrogance and haughtiness, the Kingpriest commanded the godsone day to come to Krynn and fight alongside him to destroy all evil in the world. This extreme actbrought about the Cataclysm and the destruction of Istar.

Kitiara Uth MatarRace : Human Gender : Female Class : Fighter 15th Level Alignment : Lawful EvilStr 14; Dex 18; Con 14; Int 13; Wis 7; Cha 14

Kitiara is the son of Gregor Uth Matar, a solmanic turned mercenary, and Rosamun,mother of the twins Caramon and Raistlin. Gregor taught Kit how to use a sword and showed her herfirst battle. At thirteen she left home to become a mercenary - she loved fighting. She gave Caramonhis first sword and taught him how to use it. For a short time she and Tanis were lovers but she lefthim to join the dragonarmies where she rose in rank and received a loyal blue dragon named Skie. Kitwas the dragonrider that struck down Sturm, who was ironically the father of her child Steel. Kit's liferevolved around the need for power. She also had an unusual relationship with the death knight Soth.

Kitiara did survive the War of the Lance, and she later organized the Dragonarmy forcesbeneath herself and launched an attack on Palanthas. Her forces managed to take the city, but Kitiarawas killed by her former lover Dalamar in the Tower of High Sorcery and her soul was taken by LordSoth as a substitute for her failing to deliver Laurana to him.

King Lorac Caladon( Speaker of the Stars )

Race : Silvanesti Elf Gender : Male Class : Figther / Mage 15 / 3th Level Alignment : Lawful GoodStr 15; Dex 13; Con 7; Int 12; Wis 7; Cha 12Residence : Silvanesti

Lorac was the king of the elven nation of Silvanesti during the War of the Lance. He wasconsidered a great leader, intelligent and well-educated. Under King Lorac's direction, a flourishingtrade with Istar began. When Istar began to repress independence and anyone who did not agree withthe Kingpriest's policies. Lorac and his elven people reached a breaking point in their disgust with thearrogance of humans, and barred their borders for everyone.

In 349 AC the Dark Queen directed all her forces towards Silvanesti. When thedragonarmies invaded Silvanesti, Lorac thought he had the power to control the dragon orb, and senthis people to their cousins the Kagonesti. Lorac tried to summon the power of the Dragon Orb to savehis kingdom and his people. Unfortunately, the magic of the Dragon Orb was too powerful for Lorac tostand. The dragon Cyan Bloodsbane entered Lorac's mind and he was driven insane by the visions hesaw. Because of Lorac's irresponsible use of the Dragon Orb, Silvanesti was transformed into anightmarish forest of death, ruled by the great green dragon Cyan Bloodbane. Later during the war,the companions, led by Lorac's daughter Alhana Starbreeze, penetrated the forest and saved Loracfrom the evil powers of the Dragon Orb.

Lorac chose to die for his land and was buried in Silvanesti, and where his grave was themost beautiful and healthy tree grew, bringing hope to Silvanesti again. Lorac's only child is hisdaughter Alhana Starbreeze.

Lauralanthalasa ”Laurana” Kanan( Golden General )

Race : Qualinesti Elf Gender : Female Class : Figther 5th Level Alignment : Chaotic GoodStr 13; Dex 17; Con 14; Int 15; Cha 16Residence : QualinestiPreferred Weapom : Bow

Lauralanthalasa Kanan was born in AC 278 in Qualinost. She is the daughter of theSpeaker of the Sun (at the time of her birth), Solostaran, leader of Qualinesti wood elves. Laurana, asshe was known in the Common tongue, is the youngest of three children. Her oldest brother, Porthios,was heir to the throne and the "responsible" child. Gilthanas, the middle child, looked up to his brotherand was overprotective of his sister.

Laurana's childhood was a priveleged one. She lived in the Tower of the Sun, the mostextravagant structure in all of Qualinost. She had all the luxuries of a noble's daughter. Since she wasa young girl, she had a crush on Tanis Half-Elven, her father's ward (and, technically, her cousin).When she was 10, she told Tanis that someday they would be married. Tanis wasn't sure how he feltabout Laurana's affections, but he had to hide any feelings he held for her because of his half-breedheritage. The elves, especially Laurana's family, disapproved of her love for Tanis. This didn't botherLaurana; she was very adamant and used to getting her way. Tanis left Qualinost with Flint Fireforge25 years later, but returned to visit regularly.

During the War of the Lance, Tanis returned to Qualinost. Gilthanas and Porthios joinedthe war effort with Tanis; however, against her father's will, Laurana followed Tanis and joined theCompanions as well. Because Laurana was very sheltered (she never left Qualinesti until then), shehad little use during the war effort at first. She was forced to mature very quickly and learn the art ofwarfare.

Laurana still bore her affection for Tanis. At first, it was still the childish crush she had forhim years earlier, but she got to know another side of Tanis during the war and fell in love with him.Tanis was, however, torn between his feelings for Laurana by his elven side and Kitiara by his humanside.

During the war, Laurana led a flight of dragons and Solamnic Knights armed with thelegendary Dragonlances against a flight of evil dragons and Dragon Highlords. She proved to be agreat leader, winning the battle and being named an honorary general. She was called the "GoldenGeneral" and stories of her battles were told throughout Krynn.

Laurana was captured by the Dark Queen and held as bait for Tanis near the end of thewar. Tanis, seeing her true beauty and courage, realized he really did love her. After the defeat of

Ariakas and the banishment of the Dark Queen, the war was won. They were married soon after andhad one son, which they named Gilthas, after her brother Gilthanas.

Loren Soth( Lord Soth )

Race : Death Knight Gender : Male Alignment : Chaotic EvilStr 18(99); Dex 14; Con 17; Int 10; Wis 9; Cha 17AC 0 (plate mail +3); THAC0 5 (+2/+5); hp 89Residence: SolamniaHt 6'5"; Wt 300 lb; Mv 12"Preferred Weapon: Two-handed sword +3Special Abilities: Has magic resistance 75% (if roll is 11% or less, spell reflects onto caster); affectsundead as 6th-level priest; summons nightmare steed once every 4 years; protects fear 5' radius;Magic: fireball (20d6) once/day, gate twice/day, power word (blind, stun, or kill) once/day, symbol (painor fear) once/day, wall of ice at will.

Lord Soth's real name is Loren Soth. He got the title Lord when he became a Knight ofthe Rose, and at the same time Lord of Dargaard Keep. He was one of the most famous knights in histime, he did many heroic deeds, and helped many. His uncles were Knights of Solamnia but not hisfather. His father was still an honorable man.

He knew that he had a half-sister and a half-brother, which were results of his fathers not-so-honorable deeds. He had his nearest assistant and friend, Caradoc, kill them so they could neverclaim the Lordship of Dargaard Keep. He hated his father because of this, but when he left his fatherthat night, his father said that Loren was too much like him, and that he would not be much better.Loren didn't believe his father.

Loren became Lord of the newly built Dargaard Keep, and he married the beautiful LadyKorinne. He had thirteen knights under his command. He thought his life was perfect, but in time henoticed that Lady Korinne couldn't give him a child. He wasn't happy, and he started to havenightmares about his boy (he didn't have a son, but in his dream he had), blind and shouting for Lorento save him, but Loren got stuck and couldn't help him. He had many dreams like this, but not veryoften.

One day Lord Soth and six of his knights were on their way to Palanthas for a yearlymeeting of knights. But on their way they met a band of ogres attacking elven maidens which were ontheir way to Palanthas. Lord Soth's knights saved them, and Soth immideately was attracted by an elf,Isolde, who was very beautiful. Her injuries were not serious, but only he knew it, so he said he had totake her to Dargaard Keep to heal her. The other knights continued their journey to Palanthas. WhenLoren was back in Dargaard Keep, he asked her to stay longer, and she did.

A maid saw Isolde and Loren kissing, and she told it to Korinne. The maid, Mirrel, becameLady Korinne's best friend and her personal maid. Lady Korinne grew jealous and thought that with achild she could win Loren back, so he sent a message to her cousin , who was the Lord of VingaardKeep, that he should send a message to Lord Soth that said he needed immediate assistance. WhenLord Soth left, and Lady Korinne went with Mirrel to a witch who could give her a child. She did it afterwarning Korinne that the health of the baby depended on Lorens faithfullness. She had a painfulpregnancy. Loren spent pretty much time with Isolde. He wasn't faithful to Korinne and when Korinne'slong and painful birth came, the baby was very "different". He had two hands on one side of his bodyand a foot where one of the hands should be. And that wasnt all. Lord Soth killed Korinne and thebaby. By this time Isolde was also pregnant with Loren's child. Loren explained that Korinne and thebaby had a mortal disease, and they were cremated. Loren married Isolde after the obligatorymourning time of 6 months. The child named Peradur was born soon after that. Many didn't approvethe marriage, one of them was Korinne's former personal maid Mirrel and she left the keep and wentto Palanthas.

When in Palanthas she told her story to the High Judge of the knights, and they sent amessage to Loren that he should come to Palanthas immediately. Loren came, and he was foundguilty for murder of Korinne and the child. He was to be executed, but his knights saved him, and tookhim back to Dargaard Keep. He was allowed to live if he never left his land.

He was very sad and depressed a long time after that. One night Isolde got a messagefrom the goddess Mishakal, that Loren could make up for his deeds if he killed the Kingpriest. TheKingpriest was a man with very much power, and he wanted to be a god, in fact he demanded thegods to let him be a god. Loren knew he would die in his quest, but he would die with honor, so he left.He was halfway to Istar with three of his most trusted knights when they met three elf maidens. Theytold him that Isolde had fooled him, and had sent him to sure death so he could continue her affairswith evereryone else in the Keep. He believed them and went back. He noticed he was wrong. Amountain of fire struck Istar because of him, and for punishment he and his knights got eternal life, ormore accurately death. Lord Soth became a Death Knight, one of the most feared "monsters" onKrynn.

He is doomed to live in pain and misery forever, and his or his knights' souls will neverrest.

In the War of the Lance, Soth struck a deal with the Highlord Kitiara. He would help herand she promised to deliver Laurana's soul to him in order to make his existance easier. When Kitdied before she was able to complete her part of the deal, Soth took her soul as payment. He has notbeen seen since.

MaQuesta Kar-ThonRace : Half-Elf Gender : Female Class : Fighter/Thief 6th Level Alignment : NeutralStr 15; Dex 18; Con 16; Int 11; Wis 13; Cha 13AC 4 (leather, Dex); THAC0 15; hp 50Residence: The PerechonHt 5'5"; Wt 120 lb; Mv 12"Preferred Weapon: Long sword +1, daggerSpecial Abilities: Infravision 60', 30% resist. to sleep/charm

Maquesta is the tough and independent half-elf/half sea barbarian captain of thePerechon. She is somewhat flirtatious at times, but she trusts no one, with the exception of her firstmate Bas-Ohn Koraf and her bodyguard Fritzen Dorgaard. Maquesta met Bas-Ohn Koraf on the Isle ofMithas where they both stayed in a Minotaur prison, awaiting execution. He saved her life and helpedher escape. Although she feels a fondness for the minotaur, she will not admit this even to herself.She still has nightmares about the prison. Maquesta picked up Fritz when she rescued him from adraconian gallows. He has been loyal to her ever since.

She places honor very highly and always repays her debts. She nurses a deep hatred fordraconians and opposes anything they stand for. Maquesta has sworn a secret blood-oath againstthose who massacre the elven people. When Maquesta's seafaring father died, he implored her totrust no one and to do anything she could to get money. She has followed his advice to this day andwill continue to do so until the day she dies. Maquesta's post-Chaos War whereabouts have not yetbeen revealed.

Otik SandathRace : Human Gender : Male Class : Fighter 3rd Level Alignment : Lawful NeutralStr 15; Dex 12; Con 18; Int 12; Wis 16; Cha 15AC 9 (leather apron); THAC0 18; hp 22Residence: SolaceHt 6'1"; Wt 285 lb; Mv 12"Preferred Weapon: Tap handle (1d4/1d4), dagger

Otik was the rotund and jolly inkeeper and owner of the Inn of the Last Home prior to hisdeath shortly following Raistlin's. He was an adventurer in his prime, but he grew tired of living life onthe edge--he built the Inn of the Last Home as a reflection of his desire to settle down in comfort forthe rest of his life. He was close personal friends with most of the Heroes of the Lance, particularlyTika, who he adopted when she was just a poor, homeless girl. Otik had a reputation for being one ofthe most cheerful people in Solace, and many were upset when he died. Caramon and Tika inheritedthe inn after Otik's death.

Otik has also given his name to a fast food dish: Otik's Spiced Potatoes.

Palin Rintalaisin MajereRace : Human Gender : Male Class : White Robe Mage Alignment: Lawful GoodStr 13; Dex 16; Con 15; Int 17; Wis 16; Cha 13Preferred Weapon : Staff of Magius

Palin Rintalaisin Majere, named after the great god Paladine, is the third child of Caramonand Tika. His family learned quickly that he had strong magical abilities but were afraid to let himdevelop them, thinking that he may suffer the same fate as Raistlin. Palin did learn more, though, andtravelled to the Tower of High Sorcery in Palanthas where he took the Test. As a reward for passing, awraith came forward and offered him the staff of Magius that had been sealed for years in Raistlin'slab. This was the only item that he owned that once belonged to his legendary uncle and he treasuredit dearly, never letting it out of his sight. At the beginning of the Chaos War, in the battle that took hisbrothers' lives, Palin was captured by the Knights of Takhisis and was forced into the Abyss in searchof Raistlin. Surprisingly, Palin succeeded in retreiving the once powerful arce-mage. He later met andfell in love with Usha, Child of the Irda. He faught in the battle against Chaos, survived, and is nowlearning the new form of magic that exists on Krynn. Palin was called the most powerful sorcerer on Krynn. Yet for all his magical skills andarcane knowledge, he felt powerless against the dragons threatening his world.

“The sorcerer closed his eyes and concentrated, sensing the energy around him, feeling for the faintmagical pulse of the land.

In his youth, it was strong and powerful – godly- given and so easy to grasp, able to birth the greatestof spells. But it was like a whisper on the wind now, only detectable by a skilled sorcerer. To craft greatspells required much strength of will and perseverance. Palin’s mind grasped the natural energy andchanneled it toward his open palm, shaping it, coaxing it, and crafting a variation of a fireenchantment.”

The Day of the Tempest

Porthios Kanan( Heir to the Speaker of the Suns )

Race : Elf Gender : Male Class : Fighter 7th Level Alignment : Lawful GoodStr 18(45); Dex 15; Con 16; Int 14; Wis 10; Cha 17AC 1 (chain +2, shield +2); THAC0 14 (+1/+3 bonus); hp 55Residence: QualinostHt 5'10"; Wt 187 lb; Mv 12"Preferred Weapon: Long sword +3, dagger +3Special Abilities: Infravision 60', 90% resist sleep/charm

Porthios is the eldest child of Solostaran, the former Speaker of the Suns of Qualinesti.He is the brother of Gilthanas and Laurana. Porthios has never understood his siblings, and resentsthe attention that Gilthanas has received for his adventuring. He has also lost repect for Laurana, whoran away to follow her childhood friend Tanis Half-Elven and his companions into the slave mines ofPax Tharkas. Porthios himself stayed behind to tend to his ill father. He later inherited the position ofSpeaker of the Suns after Solostaran passed away. He later married the Silvanesti princess AlhanaStarbreeze in an attempt to reunite the elven lands of Qualinesti and Silvanesti. He and his wife werelater exiled from Qualinost during a corrupt political plot to replace him as Speaker with Tanis andLaurana's inexperienced son Gilthas.

Raistlin Majere( Master of the Past and Present )

Race : Human Gender : Male Class : Black Robe Mage 20th Level Alignment : Chaotic EvilStr 10; Dex 16; Con 10; Int 17; Wis 14; Cha 15Preferred Weapon : Staff of Magius

The name Raistlin Majere, Master of Past and Present, can instill fear in the hearts of thestrongest warriors.

It was a sunny day in June the year of 326 in Solace when a woman named Rosamungave birth to Raistlin and his twin Caramon Majere. The midwife saw no reason to let Raistlin livebecause he was sickly and weak. Kitiara their half sister, who was in the middle of her teenage yearsinsisted to make him suvive and she proudly called it: her first fight! And from the day Raistlin wasborn he had an endless mission to stay alive. Kitiara gave him the name Raistlin which was acharacter in one of her father's stories.

Caramon and Raistlin were different as night and day. Caramon was a muscular warrior,cheerful and loud. Raistlin was a sickly scholar, reserved and cynical. Caramon loved Raistlin dearlyand always stood up for him when he was threatened with physical harm. When Raistlin was scaredCaramon made him laugh. When he woke up in the middle of the night after nightmare Caramon heldhim tight and whispered in the cold night: look Raist bunnies!

Raistlin valued his brother's love, but resented having to depend on him for protection.The way he saw it, he and Caramon were two separate people-Caramon the body and Raistlin themind. They were rarely separated from one another.

One day during ,in an age of eight, when his father took him to the Red Moon festival inSolace, Raistlin wandered away from His twin and half-sister, that enjoyed the rough games. While hewandered around he noticed a traveling illusionist perform. Waylan, a white robe illusionist, performeda slight of hand tricks along with some real but simple magic. He was in awe of the magician's abilityto control the crowd by his miraculous feats. That night, Raistlin put on a magic show for his family,mimicking the tricks he had seen earlier perfectly. He found his passion.

Raistlin's father, Gilon, enrolled him in to a mage school (called Poolbottom) south Solacefor formal training. When they met with Morath, the schoolmaster, he was very reluctant to take in aboy so young He put Raistlin through a series of tests to see if he was worthy of entering so early.Raistlin astounded the schoolmaster so much with his ability to read and annunciate that he allowedRaistlin to enter the school immediately.

He knew more about himself and his life than it was given to children in that age to know.When Caramon played King of the castle with the other children Raistlin sat in a shadowed place andstudied in his spellbook and his scrolls. When girls called out for Caramon Raistlin always ignored theirvoices. When Caramon trained with the other boys Raistlin always sat studying his books. Eventhough Caramon was the only person Raistlin loved, he was jalous at him and sometimes he felt morelonely, when Caramon was with him, than if he was alone, but he needed him. No one understoodhim. Everybody feared him even his master. The other apprentices hated and feared him at the sametime. No one called out for Raistlin to join in their games. Girls didn`t look at him out of the corner ofthe eye in the way that girls use to do.

Raistlin proved to be very gifted at magic. He advanced far beyond the other pupils at afar younger age. He was exceptionally gifted at sleight-of-hand tricks which he used to impress otherswhen needed. In time, Raistlin's ability even exceeded that of Morath. As one of his teachers simplyput it: "How do you teach someone who knows more than the teacher?"

When Raistlin's mother died he was the only one who sat with her bedside the night sheleft. He cried and took hold on her hand and said: come home! That night he decided that he wouldalways be his own. No one and nothing should control him anylonger. His twin, the 'bugs', his master,the magic nor even the death had an influence on him anylonger. He would control and gain power.He would control the four elements of, earth, water, air, and fire. How often had he dreamed about it inhis dark childhood.

At the age of 21, Raistlin was invited by the archmage Par-Salian to take the Test of HighSorcery. The Test was a challenge that all potential wizards had to face. It was a process designed toweed out inexperienced and irresponsible people who aspired to learn the ways of magic. Thepunishment for failure was death. Only in this way could the wizards protect the magic that was sodear to them.

Raistlin and Caramon traveled to the Tower of High Sorcery in the Forest of Wayreth.There, Raistlin faced numerous challenges that are to this day unknown. After a hard fought battle witha dark elf, Raistlin lay weak and dying in a darkened corner of the tower. His brother came to him,lifted him in his muscular arms, and proceeded to carry him away from the tower. Raistlin pleaded withCaramon to leave him, to let him complete his Test or at least to let him die in peace. Caramonrefused, simply telling Raistlin "Nothing is worth this." As they walked across the dark room, ashadowy form appeared before them-a wraith. Caramon lay Raistlin on the floor and walked towardthe wraith. Raistlin looked up at his brother, expected to see him fight the wraith with sword and shield.Instead, he saw Caramon holding a magical rod in his hand, which he used to cast a lightning bolt onthe wraith to destroy it.

"This is impossible," Raistlin's mind told him. "He couldn't have acquired in moments whatit took me years of study to attain. This doesn't make sense. Fight the sickness and the weakness andthe pain! Think!" But it wasn't the physical pain that clouded Raistlin's mind. It was the old inner painclawing at him, tearing at him with poisoned talons. Caramon, strong and cheerful, good and kind,open and honest. Everyone's friend. Not like Raistlin--the runt, the Sly One. "All I ever had was mymagic," Raistlin's mind shrieked. "And now he has that too!"

Raistlin was furious. He demanded to know where Caramon had learned how to cast thelightning bolt. Caramon coolly replied that he had known it all the time, but had never needed to use it,thanks to his excellent fighting skills. Raistlin released his rage and anger on Caramon in the form of aBurning Hands spell--his twin burst into flames and died within moments. Raistlin slipped intounconsciousness.

He awakened sometime later in one of the tower's many bedrooms to see Par-Salianstanding over him. Par-Salian informed Raistlin that he had passed his Test. The final Test was merely

an illusion--Par-Salian's personal challenge for Raistlin. His failure did not count against him. Caramonhad watched the entire incident.

Raistlin's already frail health was shattered as a result of his Test. His skin and eyes hadturned a golden color, and his hair was unnaturally grayed. He was frequently overcome with coughingspasms which threatened to tear his body apart. His pupils were now shaped like hourglasses. As aresult, Raistlin saw time as it affected all things-he saw things dying and decaying wherever he lookedfor the rest of his life. In Raistlin's eyes, it was always winter and always night. Raistlin's abnormalvision was bestowed upon the mage by Par-Salian, in an attempt to instill compassion in Raistlin byshowing him his own mortality. His odd skin coloration and coughing spasms, however, were not Par-Salian's doing. During his Test, Raistlin made some sort of a pact with an evil wizard namedFistandantilus, who now threatened to possess the young mage's body.

As a reward for completing the Test, Raistlin was given a powerful magical item tocompensate for his wrecked health-the Staff of Magius. Created by the powerful wizard Magiushundreds of years ago, it had been used by many other mages before Raistlin. Its powers were many,only limited by its user's intelligence.

Raistlin wore the red robes of neutrality, sworn to uphold the balance between good andevil in the world. He and Caramon returned to Solace for a reunion with their long-time companionswho had split up to make their own separate journeys five years earlier.

Raistlin and his companions would eventually become key figures in the War of theLance--a fight to keep Takhisis, the Queen of Darkness, from re-entering and enslaving the world ofKrynn. Raistlin, Caramon, and their friends became known as the Heroes of the Lance. Near the timewhen the war ended, Raistlin chose to take the black robes of evil. He had become much morepowerful since his Test, and he now aspired to become a god. He traveled back in time and destroyedthe great Fistandantilus, the one man who could stop him.

Raistlin's plan was to enter the Abyss and lure Takhisis out into Krynn. There, he plottedto use his magic to destory her and take her place. Together with a white robed cleric of good namedCrysania (who had, strangely enough, fallen in love with him), he journeyed back in time to enter theAbyss and defeat the Queen of Darkness. He destroyed the evil wizard Fistandantilus and used hisdark power to aid himself in his evil struggle.

There was only one person on Krynn who could put an end to Raistlin's dark quest - histwin brother. Caramon used a magical time traveling device to travel forward in time. He saw what theworld would be like if Raistlin succeeded in destroying Takhisis. The world was dead. There was nolife and no gods except for Raistlin - his constellation shone alone in the night sky.

Caramon followed his brother into the Abyss, intent on killing him to keep him from re-entering Krynn. The Queen of Darkness could only enter the world if someone exited through thePortal to the Abyss ahead of her. Caramon's plan was to keep Raistlin from doing that. He told Raistlinabout the future he had witnessed- that he would rule over a dead world if he succeeded. Raistlingave Caramon the Staff of Magius - which was the only way to close the Portal and prevent Takhisisfrom following him through - and told him to leave the Abyss. Caramon went back thorough the Portaland closed it with the staff, but Raistlin remained.-Most people in Krynn believed that Raistlin wastortured endlessly by Takhisis, but Caramon insisted that the gods showed mercy on his brother for hissacrifice. This turns out to be true later.

Many years later, Caramon's son Palin, who was a white robed mage of good, enteredthe Abyss to rescue his uncle Raistlin. He found Raistlin and brought him back to Krynn. Raistlin foundthat he had no magic upon his re-entry into Krynn - a punishment for his evil attempt to defeat Takhisisyears earlier.

Raistlin played a major role in the ensuing Chaos War and the Battle of the Rift. Raislinwas forced to leave Krynn with the gods at the end of the Chaos War , the end of Fourth Age.

Ripple FargoRace : Kender Gender : Female Class : Handler Alignment : Neutral GoodResidence : Wanders

Many kender used thongs, cords, metal rings and other devices to manage their long hair,and in Hylo some cut it short to be rid of the bother. The Fargo family had always adhered to theancient custom of the actual knot at the exact center of the crown. She wears hat, a parting gift fromher uncle Skipout Fargo.

She is the sister of Trapspringer Fargo. They had been torn and raised in Legup, a villagein the mountains of Hylo, and like the rest of the Fargo family, as soon as they reached adulthood theywere stricken with wanderlust and had set out to see the world.

Their great-grandfather had walked east from Legup to Solamnia and south to Kaolyn andAbanasinia. After the Cataclysm the geography of Krynn had changed, and now an unnamed seadivided the Northen Ergoth and Hylo from Solamnia and its political and geographical neighbors to thesouth and east.

Trap and Ripple had left the port of Hylo by ship, intendingto travel across the channel toone of the port towns in Solamnia. A sudden storm had blown the ship south. They asked the Captainto be put ashore. The captain was glad to do so after he lost his favorite knife, a carved and silverchased inkwell and several maps. He had not even waited until they reached a port. He dropped themon a deserted beach.

RiverwindRace : Human Gender : Male Class : Ranger 12th Level Alignment : Lawful GoodStr 18 (35); Dex 16; Con 15; Int 13; Wis 14; Cha 13Residence : Que-ShuPreferred Weapon : Scimitar and Long Bow

Riverwind was born in AC 329-331. His past is very sketchy, but it is rumored that he wasraised by a pack of leopards as a young child. He was found by Wanderer, a plainsman of the Que-Shu tribe, and raised as a Que-Shu farmer. Wanderer was considered a heretic in Que-Shu fordenouncing their gods (the dead leaders of the tribe) and worshipping the ancient, true gods.Riverwind was raised with these beliefs as well. Wanderer gave him a necklace with a pendant symbolof Mishakal on it which saved Riverwind's life a few times. Being heretics, they were forced to live onthe outskirts of Que-Shu, making their life and work difficult.

Riverwind was trained in the arts of battle, woodlore, hunting, and navigation. He grew upto be a massive man, a capable fighter. He was quick, with cat-like agility and the ferocity of a leopard.Still, he was no more than the son of a poor farmer in the eyes of his people.

Since he was a young man, he secretly admired Goldmoon, princess and priestess of theQue-Shu. When the contest to find escorts for Goldmoon to the Hall of the Sleeping Spirits was held,Riverwind didn't hesitate to attend. He was determined to prove his family wasn't as crude andcommon as they were thought to be. He wanted to prove his loyalty and skill to the tribe, although hedidn't worship as they did.

Riverwind refused to bow to Goldmoon during the blessing ceremony before the contest,however. This infuriated Goldmoon, a strict follower of protocol. His self-assurance and adamantbeliefs intrigued Goldmoon, however. Riverwind easily outdid the other combatants and he, along withHollow-sky, son of Loreman (the village historian and a nobleman), were chosen to escort Goldmoonto the mountain hall.

That night, after a great village banquet, he got the chance to dance with Goldmoon.Goldmoon never danced in front of her people before (being a princess and godess-to be, it wasn'tproper to sweat in front of her people). Her father was absent, so she took the opportunity. She wascaught up in the dance and awed by Riverwind's grace and passion. She first kissed him at the end ofthe dance.

Riverwind was not shy about speaking his mind. He did so during the trip to the hall,though only responding to questions asked. Hollow-sky, however, saw how Goldmoon reacted toRiverwind and tried to separate them when he got the chance. Upon reaching the hall, Hollow-skytried to kill Riverwind. During the fight, Hollow-sky revealed that he planned to kill Goldmoon as welland overthrow Goldmoon's father, Chieftain Arrowthorn. Goldmoon blocked a shot aimed at Riverwindby Hollow-sky with her crystal dagger. Hollow-sky, shocked at being caught off guard, slipped and fellto his death off the cliff.

Riverwind and Goldmoon fell in love that day, but they knew they couldn't marry unless heperformed a traditional courting quest to prove himself worthy. Arrowthorn didn't approve of him as asuitor and sent him on an impossible quest to bring proof of the ancient gods back.

Riverwind wandered for long years in search of proof. He came upon the ruined city ofXak Tsaroth in his travels and found a temple of ancient gods. Mishakal appeared to him and gavehim the blue crystal staff, an artifact of great power. Riverwind also encountered Khisanth, the blackdragon who guarded the ruins. He saw draconians worshipping it. He escaped, terrified and delirious.

When Riverwind returned to Que-Shu, he was pale and panicky. He presentedArrowthorn with the staff, which enraged Arrowthorn. He wasn't supposed to find proof, or evensurvive the quest at all. Arrowthorn ordered Riverwind to be stoned to death. Goldmoon ran toRiverwind before many stones were cast, however, and the staff transported the two to safety. a roadjust north of Solace. They met Sturm on the road, and the rest of the companions soon after.

Riverwind was quiet and impassive, rarely showing emotion except with Goldmoon.Riverwind's fighting abilities and his dedication to Goldmoon made him a valuable asset during theWar of the Lance. After the defeat of Verminaard and the liberation of Pax Tharkas, he and Goldmoonreturned to Que-Shu and were married.

Sara Dunstan( Surrogate mother of Steel Brigthblade )

Race : Human Gender : Female Alignment : Good

Sara was the surrogate mother of Steel Brightblade. She tended to Kitiara during herpregnancy, and adopted the unwanted child after its birth. She joined the Knights of Takhisis at thesame time Steel was drafted into the knighthood, and remained with the order to watch over heradopted son. As he slid slowly into darkness, Sara made a desperate attempt to redeem him byimploring Kitiara's old companions Tanis Half-Elven and Caramon Majere to show him his Solamnicorigins with a visit to his father's grave at the High Clerist's Tower. This mission was partiallysuccessful, and little was heard from Sara for several years. When the Great Dragons took overAnsalon at the dawning of the Fifth Age, Sara formed a third knighthood, called the Legion of Steel, inhonor of Steel Brightbalde. This knighthood is dedicated to the destruction of the Great Dragons. SaraDunstan died shortly after the Chaos War ended.

Sturm BrightbladeRace : Human Gender : Male Class : Knight of Solamnia 10th Level Alignment : Lawful GoodStr 17; Dex 12; Con 16; Int 14; Wis 11; Cha 12

Sturm was born in Solamnia in the year AC 331. Sturm was the son of one of the greatswordsman of the Knights of Solamnia, Lord Angriff Brightblade. When Sturm was 11, he and hismother, Lady Ilys, were sent away to Solace from their castle by Angriff. The peasants in the area hadgone mad. Angry because the knights couldn't stop the Dark Queen, the peasants lynched and burntdown the houses/castles of knights and the knight's families. Angriff stayed behind with his men tofight. It is a mystery as to what became of Angriff.

Sturm was raised by his mother to be proper and well educated. He adopted a thickSolamnic accent for which he was teased by the other children in Solace. He befriended Caramon andRaistlin in Solace, who, along with himself, were "adopted" by Flint Fireforge after their parents passedaway.

As he grew up, he became more and more determined to become a knight and to restorethe former honor and glory of the knighthood. He went on many journeys all over Krynn learning aboutthe knights and what became of this father. When he was a young man, he learned that a rival of hisfather, Lord Boniface Crownguard, was responsible for his father's disappearance and an attempt onSturms life. Boniface was put to death for treason. Boniface's squire and nephew, Derek Crownguard,was Sturm's biggest rival in the order. He stopped at nothing to shame Sturm and his family name.

Sturm received his fathers armor and sword as a young man. Though the armor was a bitbig for him, he wore it always and assumed the role of a knight. He was a great swordsman, thoughnot so much as his father.

During the War of the Lance, Sturm was an invaluable link to the knighthood andeventually became a knight himself, despite the resistance put up by Derek Crownguard. Lord GuntharUth Wistan, former squire to Sturm's father, was one of Sturm's only friends in the order.

Through the years, Sturm and Kitiara had a love affair. Kitiara's ambition was greater thanher love, however. During a battle at the High Clerist's Tower, she killed Sturm without a secondthought. It was one of the saddest days on Krynn. Caramon honored Sturm's memory by naming oneof his son's after him. Kitiara and Sturm had a son: Steel Brightblade.

Tanthalas “Tanis” KananRace : Half-Elf Gender : Male Class : Fighter 12th Level Alignment : Neutral GoodStr 16; Dex 16; Con 12; Int 12; Wis 16; Cha 15Residence : Solace and QualinestiPreferred Weapon : Long Bow and Long Sword

"Tanis" Half-Elven Tanis was born in Qualinost in the year AC 258. He was the son ofElansa Kanan, wife to prince Kethranan - the younger brother of the Speaker of the Sun. Less than ayear before Tanis's birth, Elansa and her husband Kethrenan were ambushed by a band of humans.Kethrenan was slain and Elansa was raped and left for dead. Elansa lived miserably until she diedafter giving birth to Tanis. The name "Tanthalas" (which means "ever strong" in Elven) was given tohim by Elansa's midwife, Eld Ailea.

Tanis was taken in by Solostaran to be his ward. Being a half breed in an elvencommunity, Tanis was the constant target of ridicule. The only one who seemed to accept him wasLaurana, Solostaran's daughter. Since they were children, she vowed they would marry someday. Hisfeelings for her were mixed, which he blamed on his mixed heritage. When Tanis was a boy, he

befriended Flint Fireforge when Flint was invited by Solostaran to stay in Qualinosti to serve as acraftsman for his people. Tanis and Flint left Qualinesti many years later and settled in Solace.

Some years later, Tanis met Caramon, Raistlin, Sturm, and Tasslehoff in Solace. Whileventuring back from visiting Qualinesti one day, he came across Kitiara fighting a pack of hobgoblins.From that day on, the two had a love/hate relationship. Tanis and his friends shared many adventures,each bringing them close to death and closer together. He and his friends parted ways and promisedto meet again after 5 years.

Upon his return, he and his friends were thrust into the roles of heroes when evidence ofthe true gods was revealed. Tanis went on to become a leader, not only of his friends/companions, butof the War of the Lance. It was he who inevitably defeated the Dragon Highlord Ariakas (with help fromRaistlin) and put an end to the War of the Lance. During the war, he was torn between his love forLaurana and Kitiara. Soon after the war, though, his true feelings for Laurana emerged and they weremarried.

Tanis was honored by humans, elves, and dwarves alike, receiving their highest honorsand respect. Tanis and Laurana traveled across Krynn serving as political advisors and helping thosewho suffered the wounds of war. They eventually settled in Solanthus. Tanis has one son, Gilthas,named after Laurana's brother Gilthanas.

Tasslehoff BurrfootRace : Kender Gender : Male Class : Handler 12th Level Alignment : Chaotic GoodStr 13; Dex 16; Con 14; Int 9; Wis 12; Cha 11Residence : WandersPreferred Weapon : Hoopak

Tasslehoff was born in Kendermore. His Uncle Trapspringer is a hero among the kenderrace. Tas claims that most of his skills (such as use of a hoopak, tracking, mapmaking, etc) weretaught to him by his Uncle Trapspringer. Tasslehoff, like all kender, is very curious, carefree, andfearless. They're considered the "nuisance" race of Krynn. Not much is known about Tas's childhoodexcept for little bits he brings up from seemingly out of nowhere.

During Tas's Wanderlust, a kender rite of passage, he ended up in Solace during afestival. He stumbled upon the unattended booth of Flint Fireforge, who was selling his wares that day.Tas spotted a shiny copper bracelet in the booth's glass case and somehow it ended up in hispossession. Tas was caught red-handed in the act which is how he met Flint and Tanis. Their firstadventure was to return that bracelet to the Dargonesti elf princess who commissioned Flint to craft it.It had the power to show its wearer the near future and was vital to the preservation of the Dargonestirace.

Tasslehoff enjoyed traveling with the companions so much that he was always with them(except when he wanderer off for weeks without notice). He was especially close to Flint. Flint,however, thought Tas was an annoyance and was responsible for most of the trouble they found(which was true most of the time). Flint came to like Tas a lot although he rarely showed it.

Tasslehoff once became evil after he, Caramon, and Sturm were captured by minotaurs.A high priest of the minotaurs kept Tas drugged with a special potion that made him evil so that hewould reveal information about his friends. It was a minotaur that saved him by giving him a dose ofanother potion instead of the evil one. Tas had befriended this minotaur, named Dogz, when Tas wascaptured and imprisoned.

Tas played an valuable role during the War of the Lance. During the Whitestone Council,which led to an alliance between Solamnia, Ergoth, Qualinesti, Silvanesti, and Thorbardin, Tasdestroyed a dragon orb to make peace between the elves and knights.

Tasslehoff also had many adventures with the bumbling old wizard Fizban The Fabulous.They became close, personal friends. Fizban later revealed himself to be Paladine, the supreme deityof good.

After the War of the Lance, Tas, along with Caramon and Crysania, went back in timejust before the Cataclysm to stop Raistlin from becoming a god. Tas and Caramon were captured andwrongly accused of murder. They were sentenced to fight in the arena games. They all escaped withRaistlin except for Tas, who was left in Fistandantilus's chambers in Istar to die.

Tas didn't die, however. There was a spell on Fistandantilus's chambers which sent Tasto the Abyss. Tas met Takhisis and, in doing so, altered the future. Takhisis now knew everything thefuture beheld and would stop both Fistandanilus and Raistlin and eventually win the War of the Lance.

After his audience with Takhisis, Tas met a gnome named Gnimsh. Gnimsh had created atime traveling device which he and Tas used to leave the Abyss. They were sent to the time of theDwarfgate Wars, where Caramon, Raistlin, and Crysania were. He and Gnimsh were captured by thedwarves of Thorbardin and interrogated. He found out about Caramon becoming a general in a rebelarmy of refugee dwarves called "The Army of Fistandantilus." During the battle that ensued betweenthe dwarves of Thorbardin and The Army of Fistandantilus, Caramon and Tas escaped with themagical time traveling device into the far future, where Raistlin had become a god and laid waste toKrynn.

In this time, he and Caramon saw that every living thing on Krynn was gone. All except forPar-Salian, which Raistlin saved for last. In his vain attempt to rule Krynn, Raistlin became the ruler ofa desolate ball of mud. Caramon and Tas traveled back into what they knew as the present andconfronted Raistlin. Upon returning, Tas was thrust into the middle of a seige in Palanthas brought byKitiara's and Lord Soth's armies. He faced undead warriors and dragons without fear.

Tasslehoff is remembered as one of the few kender heroes of Krynn. Tales of his exploitstraveled to every corner of the land (mostly told by him).

Theros IronfeldRace : Human Gender : Male Class : Fighter 3rd Level Alignment : Neutral GoodStr 17; Dex 12; Con 13; Int 12; Wis 16; Cha 9

When he was 6-7 years old he volunteered to be a slave on a minotaur war galley. Thenhe became an apprentice to a minotaur weapon smith. He worked for a minotaur army, an evil warlordand finally for elves.

When Theros was 18, his parents fell ill of food poisoning. A group of elven medicssought to aid them, but their medicine reacted badly with the poison, killing Theros's parents. Fearingthe elves had murdered his parents, Theros fled. After discovering their true cause of death, Therosoffered his services to the elves to make amends. Theros is a somewhat distant man, but he is fiercelyloyal to his friends. He served as Solace's blacksmith for several years, but was captured in one ofVerminaard's slave raids. In the ensuing battle, Theros lost his right arm. He was healed byGoldmoon, and was later given the Silver Arm of Ergoth. With it Theros forged the Dragonlanceswhich would help win the War of the Lance.

Fewmaster ToedeGender : Male Alignment : Evil

About six months after his first death (yes, you read right, his first death) two demons ofthe abyss made a bet on wether if he was given another chance, would he be noble. So Toede cameback to life and tried to retake control of the city of Flotsam, which he ruled prior to having "The fatboiled from his bones" by a dragon.While he killed the cruel tyrant who had taken over Flotsam afterhe was dry-gulched, Toede ended up swallowed by the giant frog creature he used to ride like ahorse.

The demons who resurrected Toede were not satisfied with thier expieriment, so theybrought him back to life again. This time he saved a drowning gnoll (I can't remember why, but I'msure he had a selfish motivation.) He later encountered some human scholars at a area of stonecarvings done by the civilized ancestors of the ogres. he befriended one scholar (then told himslanderous lies about the heroes of the lance) before leaving the humans. The gnoll he had rescuedfrom drowning later confronted him with the rest of her tribe and told Toede that anyone whotrespassed on the site of the stone carvings was sentenced to die- including Toede himself. In order tosave himself and the humans (Mostly himself) he told the gnolls the humans were powerful wizardswho should not be crossed. Toede then returned to the human scholars who later told him thecarvings they translated were nothing more than pornographic poems involving pixies.

Toede then somehow found himslef trapped in a tomb that was bulit to contain a demonwho was not allowed to return to the abyss until it had killed a thousand people. Toede helped thedemon escape promising to find people for it to kill, then sent it against the gnolls who were on thierway to kill the human scholars, before turning it back to flotsam, so Toede could get his revenge onthe frog-thing that ate him the last time. Toede confronted the frog thing, and they were both killed bythe demon Toede had released, being the last two in the demon's quota. The fiends that resurrectedToede were still not satisfied wether he had been noble or not, so they brought him back again. Thistime, one of Toede's former lackeys had taken over Flotsam, and was so oppressive he made Toede"Look like the rulers of Silvanesti". Toede then found others to help him retake the city, a tribe ofkender (On condition they were allowed to hunt outside Flotsam unmolested), The gnoll tribe (whowere promised to be allowed in the Flotsam libraries) the human scholar Toede befriended earlier, anda necromancer who would later betray Toede (Those naughty necromancers, always turning on you.)Finally the fiends who brought back Toede the last two times were found out by thier overseer, a she-demon named Judith. Judith at first wanted to kill Toede and bring him back to the Abyss, but Toedepersuaded her he had earned the right to live out his third life. In the end Toede had done noble deeds(Of course, he did some ignoble deeds too, and even the noble ones had a selfish reason behindthem) so he had technically become noble.

TossakRace : Minotaur Gender : Male Class : Fighter Alignment : EvilResidence : Mithas - Pit of the Doom

Appearence : He is seven and a half feet tall. His horns, which adds another two feet to his height,are waxed and shiny.He has white-blond hair. Thick fur covers the exposed part of his hide. He hastwo large rings pierced one ear. His massive chest ripples with muscle.

Weopans and Armor : On one hand, he wears a mandoll – an iron gaunlet of the unique type prizedby minotaur champions, with spikes on the knuckles and a dagger blade along the back of the thumb.The other hand grippes a heavy clabbard with a sharp, saw-toothed edge.

Merciless Tossak is local champion of the Pit of the Doom.

Trapspringer FargoRace : Kender Gender : Male Class : Handler Alignment : Neutral GoodResidence : Wanders

Trap has long, dark brown hair. Many kender used thongs, cords, metal rings and otherdevices to manage their long hair, and in Hylo some cut it short to be rid of the bother. The Fargofamily had always adhered to the ancient custom of the actual knot at the exact center of the crown.When trap stands, the ends fall just to the nope of his neck. He wears hat, a parting gift from his uncleSkipout Fargo.

He has a sister named Ripple Fargo. They had been torn and raised in Legup, a village inthe mountains of Hylo, and like the rest of the Fargo family, as soon as they reached adulthood theywere stricken with wanderlust and had set out to see the world.

Their great-grandfather had walked east from Legup to Solamnia and south to Kaolyn andAbanasinia. After the Cataclysm the geography of Krynn had changed, and now an unnamed seadivided the Northen Ergoth and Hylo from Solamnia and its political and geographical neighbors to thesouth and east.

Trap and Ripple had left the port of Hylo by ship, intendingto travel across the channel toone of the port towns in Solamnia. A sudden storm had blown the ship south. They asked the Captainto be put ashore. . The captain was glad to do so after he lost his favorite knife, a carved and silverchased inkwell and several maps. He had not even waited until they reached a port. He dropped themon a deserted beach.

Trapspringer Fargo invented stories about his non-existing UncleTrapspringer and told hisstories at Inns. After his stories, non-existing Uncle Trapspringer became a legend. Every kender hasan Uncle Trapspringer. They always tell their Uncle Trapspringer’s incredible adventures.

Verminaard( Dragon Highlord )

Race : Human Gender : Male Class : Priest 8th Level Alignment : Lawful EvilStr 14; Dex 10; Con 15; Int 12; Wis 16; Cha 18AC 1 (plate +2); THAC0 16; hp 50Residence: WandersHt 6'2"; Wt 195 Ib; Mv 12"Preferred Weapon: Mace +3Special Items: Nightbringer (mace +3, save vs. spell or be blinded for 2d6 turns)

Verminaard was evil since childhood. He grew to be a murderer who felt no remorse forany of his actions. He was a cleric of Takhisis and the Dragon Highlord of the Red Wing but was nottrusted by many in the army. It was the duty of his mount to keep an eye on him rather than serve him.He controled the fortress of Pax Tharkas where many slaves were kept an tortured. Verminaardwielded an arcane mace called Nightbringer that had the ability to blind his opponents upon command.